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R. SALTZMAN.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. a, 1912.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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RALPH SALTZMAN, OF AVOCA, NEW YORK.

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. specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 8,1912. Serial No. 714,053.

Patented Apr. 8, 193.3.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RALPH SALTZMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Avoca, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in End-Gates; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,

,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Thisinvention relates to improvements in a detachable combined drop shoveling board and end gate for Wagons.

The main object of the invention is to provide a detachable board of this class, which may be lowered to a horizontalv position without wasting any of the contentsof the wagon, and when vshut forms a, tight closure for the Wagon box.

Another object is to provide an end gate having self locking hinges or supports/r With these andvother objects iniiew, the invention consists of certain novel vfeatures of construction, vcombination and arran ement of parts, as will be hereinafter escribed and claimed. s

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the rear portion'of a wagon box with this improved shoveling board applied and in o en position; Fig. 2 is a side elevation inc 'osed po sition; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail side elevation of one of the hangers or locking devices in partially open position; and Fig. 4 is a similar View, showing thelocking device operable in a slightly diiferent manner. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan viewof the wagon box.

In the embodiment illustrated body l of ordinary construction is shown provided 'with the usual transverse cleats 2 on the lower face of its bottom. An end gate 3 embodying this invention is shown appliedvto the rear end of the wagon box or body 1 and is preferably constructed of wood with transverse strengtheningcleats 4 on its cuter face, one of said cleats being preferably arranged with its lower edge flush with the lower edge of the gate. L- shaped hangers or hinge members 5 are secured to this cleat at the lower edge of the gate, the longarms of said members bein riveted or otherwise secured to thecleat an the short arms 6 thereof extend laterally outward and are made wider at4 their free a /wagon ends being here shown slit lfor this purpose. y

The slit portions are spread ,laterally to widen the ends of the arms. Coperating U-shaped members 7 which are first engaged withl the hanger arms 6 have their free ends secured to the cleat at the end of the wagon box, and said members project longitudinally beyond the wagon box, the arms 6 of tthe hangers 5 being slidablg engaged with lthe looped portions of the members 7. The legs of the members 7 are spaced apart substantially the same distance as the width of the short arms 6 at theirnarrower portions. The wider free ends of these arms 6 serve to prevent the hangers from accidentally separating from the U-shaped members and hold them reliably connected. This lend gate 3 is provided withiside wings or cheeks 8, which preferably taper toward their upper ends and are secured to the side edges of' the gate and extend at right angles thereto bein s paced apart by the length ofthe gate Whic 1s sufficient to cause the cheeks to pass outside the side walls of the 'wagon box and lclosely/embrace said walls. This gate 3 may Pso be of any desired width suiiicientV to form a bridge or scoop of the desired length when let down into horizontal position.

Foldable jointed connections or side35 'The'jointed side hangers 10 each comprises a plurality of pivotally connected links, three being here shown. The inter` mediate link 11 of each henger is longest and has an olfset end 12 to forni a stop for locking the links in folded position in amanner hereinafter described. The inner end link, 12S-has its inner end offset inward to adapt it to be secured to the wagon box and permit its outer end to pass over the cheek of the gate, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The outer end link 14 is pivoted at, its inner end to the intermediate link 11 and at its outer end to one end of an arm 15, the other crd of said arm being fixedly secured to the end ate 3 l,from the cheek to which it is secured a dise.

lfolded locking position,

shownin Figs. 1 to 3, extend upwardl i tance sucient to permit the inwardly odset end of the link 11 to pass between the lower face of said arml and the adjacent cheek when the connection is in folded position, whereby the end gate is locked in closed position. i

When the links of the connection 10 are in the intermediate link 11 and the lnner link 14:, -in the form with the bulged portion 'of link 11 engage with the upper edge of the arm 15 and the inner link 13 extended at right angles theretosee Fig. 2. The links of the connection 10 may be also folded as shown in Fig. 4, to lock the gate ii'closed position, and whenso Vfolded vthe links -11 .and 14: extend downwardlywith the offset portion of link 11 engaged with the lower edge of the arm 15, said links 11 and 13 extending at an oblique angle to the link 13, which is arranged in a 'horizontal position parallel with the side of 'the wagon box to which it is secured. To unlock the connection 10, the folded links 11 and 14 when arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 or in Fig. L1v are moved forward to disengage them from the `arm 15 anda downward pull on the end gate will then cause the links to unfold into longitudinal alinement which permits the end gate to swing down into horizontal position forming an extension of the wagon box with the cheeks of the gate closely engagingfthe outer faces of the sides of the box. Hence, it will be obvious that the peculiarly arranged links 11, 13 and 14 and the arm 15 perform the double function of a spportfor the gatc when in lowered. position and of locking means for holding thel gate closed po-I si tion.

' The peculiar hinge connection for the bottom of the' gatepermitsthelgate to open down-with itshfinner face' Hush' with the inner face of the bottoinof the wagon box, whereby the -contentsofathe box may, be readily shoveled out over the; end 'gate las a smooth unobstructed 'surfaceiis presented to the passage of the'material being shoveled.

The interniecliate-link 11 is made longer than the outer* sov that when in Losegaee folded locked position the end of link 11, which is pvoted to inner link 13 will project beyond the pivotal connection of said link 14 with the arm 15 and thereby securely lock the links in folded position, see Figs. 2

and 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: 4

1. The combination 'with a wagon box of an end gate having cheeks, said wagon box and end gate constituting members to be connected, side hangers connecting the sides of said box and the cheeks of said gate, each hanger comprising a plurality of pivotally connected foldable links, an arm fixed on one of the membersto be connected and odset therefrom, said arm being pivotally connected with one of said links, one of the links having a stop to engage said arm and lock' the hanger in folded position, another of said links beingpivoted at one end to the other member to vbe connected, the pivoted l end of said last mentioned link being odset inwardly to space the body of the link a sufficient distance from the face of the membei` to which' it is connected to permit it to span the edge of the other member.

2. The combination with a wagon'box, of an end gate having cheeks, said wagon box and end gates constituting members to be connected, side hangers connecting the sides of said wagon box and the cheeks of said gate, each hanger comprising a plurality of pivotally connected foldable links including two end links and an intermediate link, the intermediate link being longer than one of the end links, an arm fixed on one of the members to be connected and spaced therefrom, said arm being pivotally connected with the shorter end link and the other end being pivoted to the other member to .be connected.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. a

Riemen semanas.

Witnesses:

CHARLES S. Rrnnnns, BnNNn'rr H, l-Isems, 

